Little Hollies, The Close, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RP
About Little Hollies
Little Hollies is a four-bedroom detached house in Averham, Newark, Newark (NG23 5RP). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
14 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include tree works, partial demolition and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 172 m² it's 26.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (136 m² median across 9 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £490,000 is 22.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£216/sq ft) was about 111.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £400,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Previously extendedYes
Energy performance
Little Hollies's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
14 applications on record at Little Hollies, The Close, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RP
- Jun 2005DemolitionHeritageOutcome in report
Demolition of single storey outbuilding
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- 05/00892/CAC
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMar 2021Decision
- Tree WorksMar 2021Decision
+ 11 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on Little Hollies was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£490,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 August 2021Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in NG23 5RP: £220,000 (2020–2014).
Nearby sales in NG23 5RP
Maidstone Cottage, The Close, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RP
Sold Feb 2020
£39,995Tur School Cottage, The Close, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RP
Sold May 2018
£220,000Woodview, The Close, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RP
Sold May 2015
£228,700Holly House, The Close, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RP
Sold May 2014
£350,000The Bakehouse, The Close, Averham, Newark, NG23 5RP
Sold Apr 2005
£225,000
Versus other The Close homes
Years Held for Little Hollies lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,326
Street avg £1,413
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 139 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 6.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Primary School — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
St Peter's Crosskeys CofE Academy. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.3dB







